Des″ic‐cate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Desiccated; p. pr. & vb. n.Desiccating.] [L. desiccatus, p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus dry. See Sack wine.] To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.
Bodies desiccated by heat or age. Bacon.